By Meryl Kenny and Fiona Mackay This blog was originally posted on the Political Studies Association’s Blog for International Women’s Day 2015. The 2015 General Election has the potential to be one of the most unpredictable electoral contests in British … Continue reading →

Anne Marie Goetz (UN Women) and Joanne Sandler (Gender at Work) reflect on the reactions to their tweetchat on whether the time has come for a 5th World Conference on Women in this openDemocracy blog Debating a 5th World Conference … Continue reading →

Originally posted on IASGP:What Germany’s Gender Quotas for Candidates Can Teach Us about Its Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards By Louise Davidson- Schmich, University of Miami In December the New York Times International Edition published an op-ed piece,…

Originally posted on UK PSA Women & Politics Specialist Group:Guest blog by Heather Savigny, Bournemouth University ‘Perhaps men are just naturally better at research than women’ said a senior male colleague during a discussion about why so few women were…

Meryl Kenny and Fiona Mackay It has been a week of firsts: the election of Nicola Sturgeon as the first female First Minister of Scotland followed by the announcement that her first Cabinet – a ‘team of all talents’ – will … Continue reading →

Originally posted on TIME:To the Islamic State, Syrian women are slaves. To much of the rest of the world, they are victims. It’s time we expose their real identity: an untapped resource for creating lasting peace. Listening to and…